Announcing World’s First Bitcoin Job Fair

By Ugene CheungNews

The world’s first ever Bitcoin job fair is set to launch in Silicon Valley on May 3, 2014, featuring numerous employers and sponsors, both eager to spread the word on the increasingly popular cryptocurrency. The event is scheduled from 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. (PST) at 440 N. Wolfe Rd. in Sunnyvale, Calif., and will…

May 4, 2014

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Robocoin’s Bitcoin ATMs to get new bank-style features this summer

By Ugene CheungNews

What could further improve the act of buying Bitcoin after the birth of the many cryptocurrency ATMs now spread across the world? Well, imagine if those machines could directly send digital funds to any person using a simple phone number. That is exactly one of the new features to be included in the famous two-way…

May 3, 2014

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Dark Wallet Alpha Released

By Ugene CheungNews

This article originally appeared on http://newsbtc.com/2014/05/01/dark-wallet/ May Day, May Day, it’s about to get dark. Dark Wallet (Alpha), the bitcoin wallet software that uses the power of encryption and technology of CoinJoin, has been released. The legality of coin mixing services is still unclear, and the fact that some coin mixing services go by names…

May 3, 2014

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Seattle Welcomes Its First Bitcoin ATM Kiosk at Coinme Launch Party

By Ugene CheungNews

Last night in Seattle, 150 people gathered at Spitfire, a sports bar in the heart of Belltown, to witness the launch of the first Bitcoin ATM kiosk in Washington State. The launch event was hosted by Coinme, a Seattle-based startup who purchased and installed the Bitcoin ATM kiosk, manufactured by Robocoin. Coinme’s mission is to increase crypto-currency literacy, build…

May 3, 2014

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Bitcoin ATM Pops Up in Amsterdam

By Ugene CheungNews

Located in a coffee shop in the city of Mokum, a short walk from the Amsterdam Centraal railway station is a brand new Bitcoin ATM. This new addition has sparked the attention of many crypto enthusiasts, and put Mokum on the map as a city that promotes the use of Bitcoin in Amsterdam. The coffee…

May 3, 2014

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CeBIT Australia – Accepting Bitcoin

By Ugene CheungNews

CeBIT Australia, the country’s largest business technology event, is now accepting Bitcoin as payment using Australia’s leading merchant services provider BitPOS from 5-7 May at Sydney Olympic Park. Gilad Greenbaum, Business and Technology strategist for CeBIT Australia, says: “Bitcoin is an innovative technology that offers a fast, secure and cost effective form of online payment,” …

May 3, 2014

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Getting into the Bitcoin wagon: India’s first real time trading platform launches this week

By Ugene CheungNews

Although the Reserve Bank of India stated that it would not regulate Bitcoin due to lack of knowledge regarding the world of digital money, there are new cryptocurrency-related companies popping up in the country. The most recent one is BTCXIndia, which claims to be the nation’s first real time Bitcoin trading platform. The company, promoted by S…

May 3, 2014

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MIT’s Bitcoin Expo and the Students Behind It

By Ugene CheungNews

MIT’s students have made the news again. Dan Elitzer, president and founder of MIT’s Bitcoin Club, and Jeremy Rubin, a sophomore in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, have organized the MIT Bitcoin Expo, which will be held this Saturday, May 3rd at MIT’s Compton Laboratories Building 26-100. The talks start at 12:00pm and will feature Gavin…

May 2, 2014

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Bitcoin gets important seal of approval: cryptocurrency price is now on Bloomberg

By Ugene CheungNews

Bloomberg LP has announced it will include Bitcoin prices on its financial data terminals. The decision is big news for the world’s most famous cryptocurrency and it has already sparked the interest of several American trading platforms, according to The Wall Street Journal. “Bitcoin may be the biggest technology innovation since the Internet or a fad…

May 1, 2014

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Menufy Integrates Bitcoin

By Ugene CheungNews

Menufy – latest food delivery provider to start accepting bitcoin. The site provides online ordering for restaurants across the US. Menufy has integrated with Coinbase. Users can now pay for delivery or takeout orders using Bitcoin. The site boasts close to 400 locations across the US and is constantly adding new locations. Menufy offers an online…

May 1, 2014

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